Science and the Media - Alternative Routes to Scientific Communications (Hardcover, annotated edition)

In the days of global warming and BSE, science is increasingly a public issue. This book provides a theoretical framework which allows us to understand why and how scientists address the general public. The author develops the argument that turning to the public is not simply a response to inaccurate reporting by journalists or to public curiosity, nor a wish to gain recognition and additional funding. Rather, it is a tactic to which the scientific community are pushed by certain 'internal' crisis situations. Bucchi examines three cases of scientists turning to the public: the cold fusion case, the COBE/Big Bang issue and Louis Pasteur's public demonstration of the anthrax vaccine, a historical case of 'public science'. Finally, Bucchi presents his unique model of communications between science and the public, carried out through the media.
This is a thoughtful and wide-ranging treatment of complex contemporary issues, touching upon the history and sociology of science, communication and media studies. Bucchi's theories on scientific communication in the media are a valuable contribution to the current debate on this subject.

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General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society
Release date:	August 1998
First published:	1998
Authors:	Massimiano Bucchi
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
Edition:	annotated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-18952-1
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Impact of science & technology on society Promotions
LSN:	0-415-18952-7
Barcode:	9780415189521

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